Re: [tor-relays] Unwarranted discrimination of relays with dynamic IP

[Matt Traudt <sirmatt@xxxxxxx>]

The dollar sign is optional.

Find ExcludeNodes option description at:
https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual.html.en

> A list of identity fingerprints, country codes, and address patterns
of nodes to avoid when building a circuit. Country codes are 2-letter
ISO3166 codes, and must be wrapped in braces; fingerprints may be
preceded by a dollar sign.

In my experience, this holds true all over a torrc.

Matt

On 12/04/2016 04:10 PM, Alan wrote:
> I've been trying to find the answer to $ prefix or not. I've just this
> second added it to both. Maybe without it assumes it's a nickname.
> 
>> Good question some of mine are not but then I thought the fingerprint had
>> to be prefixed with a $ sign? I dont see any errors in the log when I use
>> $<fingerprint> or without a $ sign?
>>
>> Looking at Atlas the myfamily fingerprints seem to have a $ in front of
>> them? But in man pages it just says 'fingerprint' with no syntax
>>
>> Anyway Atlas can take awhile to update - hours rather than days
>>
>>
>>> On 4 Dec 2016, at 20:47, Alan <tor-relay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks for that, I've made changes to both torrc files.
>>> I've added MyFamily with each others finger print like so:
>>> MyFamily E856ABA2020AA9C483CC2D9B4C878D8D948B0887
>>>
>>> Then sighup'd both relays through arm.
>>>
>>> Do you know how long it takes Atlas to show the changes?
>>>
>>> Alan
>>>
>>>> Hi Alan,
>>>>
>>>> Family indicates they're all operated by the same person. as you run
>>>> both
>>>> TheCosmos and MilkyWay, they are in the same family.
>>>>
>>>> Please declare so in the .torrc.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 4 Dec 2016 8:07 PM, "Alan" <tor-relay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> In the UK it depends what ISP your on. Virgin Media gives out static
>>>> ip's
>>>> as far as i know. BT (what i'm using) is dynamic, the ip changes every
>>>> time the router reboots. It reboots when it detects a fault which is
>>>> normally between 2-4 weeks on average.
>>>>
>>>> These are my relays:
>>>>
>>>> TheCosmos (running on home ip (raspberry pi))
>>>> https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/38B330302F1FB79ED11A468FC9DEA8
>>>> 960B842B57
>>>>
>>>> MilkyWay (running on Digital Ocean)
>>>> https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/E856ABA2020AA9C483CC2D9B4C878D
>>>> 8D948B0887
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know what the 'Family Members' does and should my relays
>>>> have
>>>> this set?
>>>>
>>>>> In Germany, it's quite usual that you have a dynamic IP and unusual
>>>>> that
>>>>> you have static IP. Not just a few relays are located in Germany.Â
>>>>> It's
>>>>> not just a question of frustration of owners of dynamic IP relay, but
>>>>> also
>>>>> a matter of bandwith waste. If Tor cannot handle dynamic IPs properly
>>>>> a
>>>>> lot of bandwith is not used. And bandwith is something that the Tor
>>>>> network can not get enough of.
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